Alex Snitker, the Libertarian Party's candidate for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, recently got second place in a large straw poll at a local tea party event. Snitker was able to give a speech, as well as make a TV appearance on the local news channel (http://www.wftv.com/news/22559424/detail.html).

Oklahoma is known for having some of the most difficult ballot access laws in the U.S. Angelia O'Dell, chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party, also chairs Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform (OBAR), a coalition trying to lower Oklahoma's extremely high ballot access hurdles.

Below, Oklahoma City's KFOR-TV covered several Libertarians at a recent OBAR protest at the state capitol.

from the Libertarian Party of Texas: Libertarian Leaders from Around the US will Gather in Austin on Feb 26th-28th The Libertarian State Leadership Alliance (LSLA) is an organization of the Libertarian Party state leaders. The LSLA is organized exclusively for educational purposes, more specifically to coordinate activities and share knowledge among Libertarian Party state chairs and affiliate parties.

Otto Guevara, the Libertarian presidential candidate in yesterday's election in Costa Rica, received 21% of the vote. He came in third place, just behind the Citizens Action Party candidate who received 25%.

The winner received only 47% of the vote, but under Costa Rican law there will be no runoff.

The Libertarian Party congratulates Otto Guevara on his excellent showing.

The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971. Our vision is for a world in which all individuals can freely exercise the natural right of sole dominion over their own lives, liberty and property by building a political party that elects Libertarians to public office, and moving public policy in a libertarian direction.